Toy.



P. S. HAY.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.24, 1908.

91 3,381 Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

anuentpn To'dZZ whom it may "conrern': Be it known that 'I,'PHILIP S.HAY, citizen of the Unlted'states, residing at MontgomiEDsTAIES: OFFICE-ratenta Feb; 23,1909.

Application filed September24, 1908. Serial No. 464,492.

cry, in 'the- 'coiinty of Montgomery and State of 'Alabama, haveinvented certain newyand.

usefullmprovement s in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

I -he present "invention has for its object to provide a toy which whileamusing, instructive and attractive, also provides for adver tisingpurposes, since it presents an extended surface to receive matter to bemade public andflwhich may be conveniently printed thereon; p y Fera-rail understanding of the invention andth'e merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings. While the invention may beadapted to' different forms and conditions by changes in thestructureand minor details without dcparting from the spirit or essentialfeatures thereof, still the preferred embodiment is shown in the.accompanying drawings, in

v plan view of a toy embodying tie invention; Fig. 2 is a detail view ofthe s eleton frame, the membrane being omitt d; Fig. 3 is an edge viewof the frame; igfl t is a cross section on the line w--a of ig.-1; andFig. 5 isa plan View of the ank forming the membrane applied to andcovering the frame. f

Corresponding and like parts are referred Figure 1 is a to inthefollowing description and indicated in all the views of the drawings bythe same reference characters.

' In its general outline, the toy resembles wing, being contracted atone end and flared at the opposite end, the contracted end beingweighted, the parts being so PIOpOItIOIIGd,

and arranged as to cause the toy to assume an approxnnately horizontalposition when descending and. at the same time to have: a whirlingmotion imparted thereto. The forward edge of the wing is curved outwardbetween its ends and isv stiffened by a rib Later'als or branches 2extend from the rub 1 and curve slightly and act in con unction withsaid rib to stiffen the mem rane 3 which may consist ofa piece of paperor other thin sheet material asted or otherwise attached to the frame.weight 424s provided at the contracted end of the wing and is secured tothe rib 1, being preferably a piece of lead molded thereon. The lateralsor branches 2 are formed by pieces of wire whith are twisted about therib 1, the end por i ons projecting in the same direction and formingthe parts 2. The laterals or branches 2 vary in length. accordingtotheir "relative position in the formation of the device. Y

The membrane .3 may consist of a single piece of paper, or sheetmaterial, or may comprise two pieces which are pasted together uponopposite sides of. the frame, thereby forming a substantial article. Thepaper or sheet material may be folded about the rib l and theend'portions brought to gether and secured by. paste or like material.

Itv will be. understood that the toy is flat and presents an extendedsurface upon which advertising matter of any. character may be printedor otherwise impressed. It is also understood that the wing may becolored or finished in any manner.

The toy constructed substantiallyhs herein set forth is adapted to bet/hrown into the air to any "height and upon descending assumes anapproximately horizontal position and at the same time has a whirlingmotion imparted thereto when descending. When thrown straight "into theair, the weigh 4" moves foremost, but when descending the article turnsand assumes an approximately horizontal position,- thereby causing, thede-[ vice towhirl simultaneously with its descent.'

The wing 3 of the toy may be considered as a plane tapered throughoutits length and having the weight 4- at the narrow end. The rear edge ofthe plane is straight, whereas the forward edge outwardly'curved." Thelonger edge of the plane isstilfened by means of the rib 1 and saidplane decreases in thickness from the stiffened edge to the oppositelongitudinal edge, which latter is flexible so as to yield slightly bythe pressure of the air thereon when the toy is descending in anapproximately horizontal plane, whereby said toy simultaneously with itsdescent is caused to travel in a circle, whereby a .whirllng mot on ismparted thereto. The

extent of surface presented by the wing orplane is such with referenceto the mass of the weight 4 as to causethe toy to assume an'approximately horizontal position when descending, and the flexibilityof the rear edge portion of the plane results inthe peculiar whirlingmotion imparted to the toy.

The forward edge of the plane may be stillened in any manner and saidplane may be stifi'ened laterally in any way, the skeleton framedisclosed being preferred.

Having thus described the invention, Whatis claimed as new is:

l. A toy comprising a plane tapered tln'on'ghout its length and having aweight at the narrow end, said toy. being of such construction as toassume an approximately horizontal position and to have a whirlingmotion imparted thereto in its descent, after being thrown into the air.

2. A toy comprising a plane tapered in its length, stifi'ened at or nearone longitudinal edge, having its opposite longitudinal edge flexibleand having a weight at the narrow end.

3. A toy comprising a plane tapered in its length'froni front to rear,stiilened at or near one longitudinal edge, having its oppositelongitudinal edge flexible and having a weight at the narrow end.

4. An aerial toy comprising a tapered plane weighted at the narrow end,having a longitudinal edge portion stiilened and having thestit'feningextending transversely of the plane to within ashort distance of theopposite flexible longitudinal edge portion.

5. An aerial toycomprising a tapered plane weighted at the narrow end,having a stiffening rib at one edge and laterals ex, tending from thestlffenlng rib to brace the plane transversely and terminating" adistance from the opposite flexible longitud nal edge.

prising a wing flared at one end, contracted atits opposite end andhavmggr weight at the sn'ialler end and having a rib along one edge andlaterals or branches extended from the rib.

Y. A toy comprising a frame consisting of a rib weighted at one end,laterals or branches extended from the rib in the same direction, and amembrane attached to the 6. A toy of the character specified, com---

